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Posted on Thursday, October 16th, 2008
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has announced he will attend the 2008 Breeders’ Cup World Championships on October 25 at Santa Anita Park, and he will become the first California governor to present the winner’s trophy for the $5-million Breeders’ Cup Classic, which will be run as the ninth race with post time 3:45 pm.
The Breeders’ Cup will be hosted for the fourth time by the Oak Tree Racing Association, as the 2-day event will be held on October 24-25. This will mark the sixth time the Breeders’ Cup has been held in California, as Hollywood Park has hosted on two prior occasions.
“We are extremely pleased that Governor Schwarzenegger has chosen to attend Breeders’ Cup 25 and present the trophy for the biggest race in North America,” said Oak Tree Director and Executive Vice President Sherwood Chillingworth. “He will be presenting the Classic trophy along with Mrs. John Gaines, whose late husband was instrumental in formulating the Breeders’ Cup concept back in 1984.”
“I think the governor recognizes the importance of the Thoroughbred industry here in California and his presence on Oct. 25 does indeed lend a great deal of prestige to the event,” Sherwood Chillingworth added.
The 1 1/4-mile Breeders’ Cup Classic for 3-year-olds figures to have a strong international field, with reigning Horse of the Year Curlin set to defend his Breeders’ Cup Classic title and join Tiznow as the only two-time Breeders’ Cup Classic winners.
In winning the Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) for the second consecutive year on September 27, at Belmont Park, Curlin surpassed the $10 million mark in career earnings and became North America’s all-time leading money earner.
Curlin was flown from New York and arrived at Santa Anita immediately following his Gold Cup win on Sept. 27. Under the supervision of majority owner Jess Jackson and race horse trainer Steve Asmussen, he worked 5 furlongs in 59.12 breezing, between races here on Monday and was pre-entered in the 2008 Breeders’ Cup Classic on Tuesday.
First post time on Breeders’ Cup Friday, October 24 is 11:05 am. First post time on Breeders’ Cup Saturday, October 25 is 10:10 am.
Horse racing news edited from www.oaktreeracing.com.
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